RailPictures.Net Photo: PRR 8670 Pennsylvania Railroad Alco RSD-12 at Altoona, Pennsylvania by Roger Lalonde

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» Pennsylvania Railroad (more..)
» Alco RSD-12 (more..)

» PRR East Altoona.
» Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA (more..)
» August, 1964

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Three PRR Alco RSD-12 8670, 8664 & 8666 were assigned to the pusher role in August 1964. Every freight departing Altoona for Gallitzin and the West was assigned a pusher on the rear to assist the train uphill on its eleven mile ascent, ore trains even had mid train helpers. Photo by W.D. Volkmer , photo part of my slide collection.

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